• 

  NASA launches satellite to track Earth's melting ice

  Science | September 15, 2018 20:58 IST

  The satellite with a three-year mission was launched at 9.02 a.m EDT on September 15, with liftoff aboard a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.  

• 

  NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth's changing ice

  Science | August 24, 2018 11:48 IST

  Called the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2), will measure the average annual elevation change of land ice covering Greenland and Antarctica to within the width of a pencil, capturing 60,000 measurements every second.

• 

  Internet, satellite communication existed in the days of Mahabharata, claims Tripura CM Bipal Deb

  India | April 18, 2018 10:52 IST

  The Tripura chief minister even said that the prime minister has given a big push to digitisation by making it accessible to citizens across the country.

• 

  ISRO launches GSLV-F08 carrying the GSAT6A communication satellite from Sriharikota

  News | March 29, 2018 17:52 IST

• 

  ISRO aims to launch Chandrayaan-2 satellite to moon by April

  Science | March 11, 2018 19:20 IST

  If the April launch of the Chandrayaan-2, the country's second mission to the Moon, is not possible, then the ISRO will aim for a launch by October.

• 

  Countdown begins as ISRO gears up to launch its 100th satellite tomorrow

  India | January 11, 2018 11:14 IST

  "The 28-hour countdown began at 5.29 a.m. in the mission control here for the rocket launch at 9.28 a.m. on Friday," said the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on its website.

• 

  Can top-secret US satellite launched by SpaceX send 'unknown group' mystery messages?

  Science | January 03, 2018 14:16 IST

  As per a report, the satellite will be launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket between 8 to 10 pm.

• 

  SpaceX launches South Korean satellite KoreaSat-5A, 16th rocket launch this year

  Science | October 31, 2017 12:56 IST

  SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on Monday launched KoreaSat 5A communications satellite from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• 

  Four small satellites set to enter earth's atmosphere in next 20 days, likely to burn up in the sky

  Science | October 25, 2017 9:04 IST

  Three satellites and an object falling from the International Space Station (ISS) will burn up as they enter earth’s atmosphere in the next 20 days.

• 

  Launch of India’s first pvt sector-built satellite 'unsuccessful'

  India | August 31, 2017 20:55 IST

  ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar said the mission to launch India’s eighth navigation satellite IRNSS-1H was 'unsuccessful'.

• 

  ISRO's GSAT-17 Satellite Launched From French Guiana

  News | June 29, 2017 8:46 IST

Advertisement
• 

  Japan launches its own GPS satellite to enhance navigation precision

  World | June 01, 2017 15:42 IST

  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries today launched the latest version of the H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashim Island Space centre in Kagoshima

• 

  Countdown begins for ISRO's launch of South Asian satellite GSAT-9

  India | May 04, 2017 23:13 IST

  Countdown has begun for tomorrow's launch of India's GSAT-9, the South Asia Communication Satellite that will boost connectivity among nations in the region.

• 

  India's 'priceless gift' South Asia Satellite to be launched on May 5

  India | April 30, 2017 19:33 IST

  The South Asia Satellite will be launched on May 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday, describing it as India's "priceless gift" to its neighbours as part of the 'sabka sath, sabka vikas' concept.

• 

  ISRO to increase frequency of launches to 12 per year: Chairman

  India | April 23, 2017 20:51 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation is trying to increase its capacity to deliver by scaling up the frequency of launches to 12 per year from the seven at present by building more satellites and lowering the cost of access to space.

• 

  ‘One of our toughest missions’: 10 things you need to know about ISRO’s record satellites' launch

  India | February 15, 2017 12:47 IST

  Marking yet another achievement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully launched and placed into orbit a record 104 satellites, including 101 foreign ones, from the spaceport here. Significantly, India has surpassed Russia’s

• 

  With record-setting satellite launch, ISRO sets eyes on Venus

  India | February 15, 2017 19:58 IST

  ISRO created a world record by sending 104 satellites to space in one go.

• 

  In a first, ISRO to launch 103 satellites in one go in February

  India | January 04, 2017 17:11 IST

  In the first such attempt in India’s space science history, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching a record 103 satellites on a single mission using its workhorse PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)-

• 

  Satellite-monitored laser walls, smart sensors at Indo-Bangla border soon

  India | January 01, 2017 22:12 IST

  In order to keep a tight vigil on infiltration and terrorism, laser walls and smart sensors will be installed at the India-Bangladesh International Border in West Bengal to plug the porous riverine and unmanned terrain.

• 

  ISRO will launch 83 satellites in one go in Jan 2017

  India | November 30, 2016 23:53 IST

  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch 83 satellites in one go in January next year, the Lok Sabha was told on Wednesday. Out of them, 80 satellites weighing 500 kg belongs